CRIMINAL LAW II

Prosecutor Dale Michael T. Villaflor

Book Two – Crimes and Penalties

TITLE ONE – CRIMES AGAINST NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE LAW

OF NATIONS

Chapter One – Crimes Against National Security

Section One – Treason and Espionage

Article 114. Treason

Article 115. Conspiracy and proposal to commit treason
Article 116. Misprision of treason
Article 117. Espionage

CASES

Laurel v. Misa, GR No. L-409, January 30, 1977

People v. Adlawan, GR No. L-456, March 29, 1949
People v. Agpangan, GR No. L-778, October 10, 1947
US v. Manalo, GR No. L-2723, August 9, 1906
People v. Dela Peña, GR No. 219581, January 31, 2018
People v. Araneta, GR No. 24622, January 31, 2018
Calleja v. Executive Secretary, GR No. 252571, June 15, 2021
People v. Guanzon, GR No. 119574, March 19, 1998
Lagman v. Medialdes, GR No. 231658, July 4, 2017
People v. Hemady, GR Nos. L-6025-26, July 18, 1956
Espiritu v. Lim, GR No. 85721, October 3, 1991
People v. Nabong, GR No. 36426, November 3, 1952
People v. Perez, GR No. 21049, December 22, 1923
Espuelas v. People, GR No. L-2990, December 17, 1951
Ponsica v. Ignalaga, GR No. L-72301, July 31, 1987
Enrile v. Salazar, 186 SCRA 217

Section Two – Provoking war and disloyalty in case of war

Article 118. Inciting to war or giving motives for reprisals

Article 119. Violation of neutrality
Article 120. Correspondence with hostile country
Article 121. Flight to enemy’s country

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 Section Three – Piracy and mutiny on the high seas in Philippine waters

Article 122. Piracy in general and mutiny on the high seas or in

Philippine waters
Article 123. Qualified Piracy

TITLE TWO – CRIMES AGAINST THE FUNDAMENTAL LAWS OF THE

STATE

Chapter One – Arbitrary Detention or Expulsion, Violation of Dwelling,

Prohibition, Interruption, and Dissolution of Peaceful Meetings and Crimes
Against Religious Worship

Section One – Arbitrary detention and expulsion

Article 124. Arbitrary detention

Article 125. Delay in the delivery of detained persons to the
proper judicial authorities
Article 126. Delaying release
Article 127. Expulsion

Section Two – Violation of domicile

Article 128. Violation of domicile

Article 129. Search warrants maliciously obtained, and abuse in
the service of those legally obtained
Article 130. Searching domicile without witnesses

Section Three – Prohibition, interruption, and dissolution of peaceful

Meetings

Article 131. Prohibition, interruption, and dissolution of peaceful

meetings

Section Four – Crimes against religious worship

Article 132. Interruption of religious worship

Article 133. Offending the religious feelings

TITLE THREE – CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER

Chapter One – Rebellion, Coup d’etat, Sedition, and Disloyalty

Article 134. Rebellion or insurrection – How committed

Article 134-A. Coup d’etat – How committed
Article 135. Penalty for rebellion, insurrection or coup d’etat

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 Article 136. Conspiracy and proposal to commit coup d’etat,
rebellion or insurrection
Article 137. Disloyalty of public officers or employees
Article 138. Inciting to rebellion or insurrection
Article 139. Sedition – How committed
Article 140. Penalty for sedition
Article 141. Conspiracy to commit sedition
Article 142. Inciting to sedition

Chapter Two – Crimes Against Popular Representation

Section One – Crimes against legislative bodies and similar bodies

Article 143. Acts tending to prevent the meeting of the Assembly

and similar bodies
Article 144. Disturbance of proceedings

Section Two – Violation of parliamentary immunity

Article 145. Violation of parliamentary immunity

Chapter Three – Illegal Assemblies and Associations

Article 146. Illegal assemblies

Article 147. Illegal associations
Chapter Four – Assault Upon, and Resistance and Disobedience to, Persons
in Authority and Their Agents

Article 148. Direct assaults

Article 149. Indirect assaults
Article 150. Disobedience to summons issued by the National
Assembly, its committees or subcommittees, by the
Constitutional Commissions, its committees,
subcommittees or divisions
Article 151. Resistance and Disobedience to a person in authority
or the agents of such person
Article 152. Persons in authority and agents of Persons in
authority – Who shall be deemed as such

Chapter Five – Public Disorders

Article 153. Tumults and other disturbances or public order –

Tumultuous disturbance or interruption liable to
cause disturbance
Article 154. Unlawful use of means of publication and unlawful
Utterances

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 Article 155. Alarms and scandals
Article 156. Delivering prisoners from jail

Chapter Six – Evasion of Service of Sentence

Article 157. Evasion of service of sentence

Article 158. Evasion of service of sentence on the occasion of
disorders, conflagrations, earthquakes, or other
calamities
Article 159. Other cases of evasion of service of sentence

Chapter Seven – Commision of Another Crime During Service of Penalty

Imposed For Another Previous Offense

Article 160. Commission of another crime during service of

penalty imposed for another previous offense –
Penalty

Special Laws

A. Crimes Against National Security and Laws of Nations

1. Anti-Piracy and Anti-Highway Robbery
2. Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020

B. Crimes Against the Fundamental Laws

1. Anti-Torture Act of 2009

C. Crimes Against Public Order

1. Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation
Act

CASES

Laurel v. Misa, GR No. L-409, January 30, 1977

People v. Adlawan, GR No. L-456, March 29, 1949
People v. Agpangan, GR No. L-778, October 10, 1947
US v. Manalo, GR No. L-2723, August 9, 1906
People v. Dela Peña, GR No. 219581, January 31, 2018
People v. Araneta, GR No. 24622, January 31, 2018
Calleja v. Executive Secretary, GR No. 252571, June 15, 2021
People v. Guanzon, GR No. 119574, March 19, 1998
Lagman v. Medialdes, GR No. 231658, July 4, 2017
People v. Hemady, GR Nos. L-6025-26, July 18, 1956
Espiritu v. Lim, GR No. 85721, October 3, 1991
People v. Nabong, GR No. 36426, November 3, 1952

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People v. Perez, GR No. 21049, December 22, 1923
Espuelas v. People, GR No. L-2990, December 17, 1951
Ponsica v. Ignalaga, GR No. L-72301, July 31, 1987
Enrile v. Salazar, 186 SCRA 217